In the wake of the recent graduation season, Clarke County residents have given considerable attention to a member of the Cedar Shoals High School graduating class who contended he was made to copy Bible verses in school.

But that's a minor thing, in comparison with the recent disappointing performance of Clarke County students on the state's Criterion-Referenced Competency Tests. Maybe that's the issue that needs the most attention.

Clarke County, with all its resources and educational facilities, should lead the state in education. It hurts to see attention given to something that will pass from the public eye, and not paid to a greater travesty in our county's educational system.